As I look out my window to the snow that is slowly…and I mean slowly… melting, I am aware that growing older mirrors nature. As part of aging and gerontology, you need to understand that hospice care may be in your future. You also need a good view of elder care. Here are some blogs on these issues…

HOSPICE PHYSICIAN’S BLOG…. Learn about hospice care and gerontology from a physician who works with hospice patients. www.hospicephysician.wordpress.com/ This is a very straight forward and sensitive blog by the head of a hospice unit. I read the entry from Nov 1, 2011 which he/she titled “Sorry, I Don’t Recognize Your Name.” Leaving hospice until the very end of life is a mistake, according to this doctor. Read and learn.

GERIPAL…. A blog about geriatrics and palliative care, and issues that such care encompasses. Excellent! www.geripal.org/

HOSPICE AND CAREGIVING BLOG… Learn more about hospice care, and againg issues. All part of life. blog.hospicefoundation.org/ Excellent…